Norwich v West Ham – Match Preview

West Ham will be looking to make it three wins out of four when they travel to Carrow Road to take on Norwich City on Saturday.

The East London club have made a positive start to the season, winning two matches out of three.

They began the season with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa, before going down 3-0 to Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Last time out saw their best performance of the season so far, comfortably beating Fulham 3-0 at Upton Park.

Sam Allardyce will be without new signing Andy Carroll, who impressed on his debut before picking up a hamstring injury, which will see him ruled out for another five weeks.

Jack Collison, James Collins and Guy Demel are also set to miss the trip, but Allardyce will be boosted by the news that Matt Jarvis and George McCartney are both fit.

Meanwhile Chris Hughton is still searching for his first Premier League victory as Norwich manager.

The Canaries have drawn two and lost once since Hughton replaced Paul Lambert in the summer, being humbled 5-0 by Fulham on the opening day.

However, Norwich fans can comfort themselves with the fact they started last season in similar fashion, drawing with Wigan and Stoke before losing at Stamford Bridge and then at home to West Brom.

Steven Whittaker is in line to make his debut following his move from Rangers, whilst Elliot Bennett  is in contention following injury.

Depending which West Ham turn up, Hughton could see this as the ideal opportunity to pick up the first Premier League victory of his reign.

Prediction: Norwich 1-0 West Ham

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